Understand where you are coming from...and when younger I could hunt in worn out bad boots....Unfortunately, many times old feet tend to tell you when they don't like what they are walking around in....old ankles may need more stabilization....and the knees are most times happier when the feet are happier......Good fitting boots become more important.....
I certainly am not advocating to not have good ankle support or that worn out boots would be fine. Cold and wet feet are not fun, especially late season and I have knees that may as well be 30 years older than the rest of me. I'm just saying that boots would be low on my list of things to put much thought into, for the hunt the OP is planning to do. Maybe he already has the where to go part figured out...I dunno.
Good luck to the OP in Kansas, with whatever boot he chooses.
